Significance Memes

The number 3 is science's most temperamental diva. For π, it's a pathetic approximation that would get you laughed out of any respectable math department. But mention 3 sigma confidence levels to a physicist, and they'll shrug like "meh, good enough for a publication." Then there's e, where 3 is practically overachieving—like bringing a supercomputer to calculate a restaurant tip. And don't get me started on chemistry, where 3 electrons in a valence shell is basically atomic FOMO. The universal truth of science: context transforms 3 from "barely statistically significant" to "why are you being so extra?"